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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1827
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UPLINS, adv. Upwards (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 232; Sh., Abd. 1973).Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 132:
She skeygit uplins throu' the air.
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